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Old Jul 3, 2020, 10:51 am
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List of Lounges Currently OPEN to BA Passengers (open wiki for details)

This wiki includes details of open lounges accessible to premium (F/J or Gold/Silver) passengers travelling on BA operated services, either within the terminal BA depart from or accessible via airside transfer.

Other lounges may be accessible for passengers willing to transfer landside to other terminals or concourses, although this is generally not recommended due to time constraints as a result of needing to re-clear security. Additionally, some airports may offer pay-in lounges which are not otherwise accessible by BA premium passengers (either temporarily or permanently).

Most open lounges are operating with a limited food and beverage service, and other services may be unavailable or modified.

For opening hours, please check the oneworld lounge listing at https://www.oneworld.com/airport-lounges?location= which is now being regularly updated.

If your airport isn't listed below, this probably means there is no lounge available for BA premium passengers (either temporarily or permanently) - please check the oneworld listing for the most up-to-date information.

British Airways Lounges
Aberdeen British Airways Lounge
Boston British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
Cape Town British Airways Lounge
Chicago British Airways Lounge (First lounge is permanently closed)
Dubai British Airways Lounge (BA First passengers and oneworld Emerald members on BA flights only, The Bar is unverified)
Edinburgh British Airways Lounge
Geneva British Airways Lounge
Glasgow British Airways Lounge
Johannesburg British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
New York JFK British Airways/American Airlines Greenwich Lounge, Soho Lounge, Chelsea Lounge
New York Newark British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)
Lagos British Airways Lounge
London Gatwick British Airways First Lounge, Club Lounge
London Heathrow Terminal 3 British Airways Galleries First, Galleries Club

London Heathrow Terminal 5 British Airways Concorde Room, Galleries First, Galleries Club South, Galleries Club North, Galleries Club T5B, Galleries Arrivals
Milan Linate British Airways Lounge
Philadelphia British Airways Lounge (First lounge and First Dining are unverified)
Rome British Airways Lounge
San Francisco British Airways Lounge (First Dining is "accessible". See post 4222: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34492191-post4222.html)
Seattle British Airways Lounge (First lounge is unverified)
Singapore British Airways Lounge (The Bar is unverified)
Washington British Airways Lounge (First Dining is unverified)

Note that the BA-operated lounges at AMS, BHD, BRU, IAH, NCL, MAN and YVR have all closed permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic. Alternative oneworld or third party lounges are listed below. Note that the Elemis Travel Spas at LHR and JFK have been permanently closed.

Non-BA oneworld Lounges
Amman Royal Jordanian Crown Lounge
Atlanta
American Airlines Admirals Club North Terminal (AirTrain ride required)
Austin American Airlines Admirals Club
Bangkok Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge
Dallas American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Denver American Airlines Admirals Club
Doha Qatar Airways Silver Lounge (BA Silver / OW Sapphire travelling in Y)
Doha Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge (J class pax only - temporarily accepting BA Gold / OW Emerald in Y or W)
Doha Qatar Airways Al Safwa First Lounge (F class pax only)
Frankfurt Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge
Hong Kong Cathay Pacific The Wing, First (accepting F/J passengers and Gold/Silver cardholders)
Houston Terminal A American Airlines Admirals Club (airside transfer via AirTrain available to/from BA gates in Terminal D)
London Heathrow Terminal 3 Cathay Pacific Business and First Class lounges (open 05:30 to 17:30 Mon-Sat, 07:00 to 17:30 Sun)
London Heathrow Terminal 3 The Qantas International London Lounge (open daily 06:00 to 14:00)
Los Angeles Terminal 4 American Airlines Admirals Club & Flagship Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in TBIT)
Los Angeles Terminal 6 Alaska Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in TBIT)
Los Angeles Tom Bradley International Terminal OneWorld Lounge/Qantas Business & First Class Lounge
Madrid Iberia Premium Lounge Dalí / Iberia Premium Lounge Velázquez
Mexico City American Airlines Admirals Club
Miami American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Miami American Airlines Flagship Lounge / Flagship First Dining Gate D30 ( Flagship First Dining only available to departing BA First Class passengers )
Nashville American Airlines Admirals Club
Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2A American Airlines Admirals Club
Phoenix American Airlines Admirals Club (multiple locations)
Philadelphia Concourse B/C American Airlines Admirals Club (airside walk to/from BA gates in Concourse A)
San Francisco Terminal 1 American Airlines Admirals Club (airside walk to/from BA gates in International Terminal)
San Francisco Terminal 2 Alaska Lounge (airside walk to/from BA gates in International Terminal)
Sao Paulo Terminal 3 American Airlines Admirals Club
Singapore Qantas International Business Lounge

Seattle Alaska Lounge (airside transfer via AirTrain available to/from BA gates in Concourse S)
Tampa American Airlines Admirals Club
Tokyo Haneda Japan Airlines First Class Lounge (accepting F/J passengers and Gold/Silver cardholders)

The AA forum has further details of open Admirals Club lounges: Link

Third Party Lounges with active BA contracts
Accra Adinkra Lounge
Amsterdam Aspire Lounge
Athens Skyserv Aristotle Onassis Lounge
Antigua Executive Lounge
Atlanta The Club at ATL
Barcelona AENA Joan Miro Lounge
Bahrain The Pearl Lounge
Basel EuroAirport Skyview Lounge
Belfast Aspire Lounge
Berlin Lounge Tempelhof
Bologna Marconi Business Lounge
Bordeaux Salon des Vignobles

Bridgetown Airlines Executive Lounge / IAM Jet Centre
Brussels Diamond Lounge Pier B
Copenhagen Eventyr Lounge

DalamanCIP Lounge
Dallas The Club at DFW
Delhi Plaza Premium Lounge
Doha Oryx Lounge
Dubai Terminal 1 Marhaba Lounge
(BA Club World passengers and oneworld Sapphire members on BA flights only)
Dublin Dublin Airport Executive Lounge (reduced hours - 04:00-18.30 only, see here for latest details)
Düsseldorf Open Sky Lounge (Terminal C)
Faro ANA Lounge (non-Schengen only)
Florence Aeroporti VIP Club
Gibraltar Calpe Lounge
Grenada IAM Jet Centre

Hamburg Hamburg Airport Lounge
Hong Kong Plaza Premium Lounge
Houston HAS Executive Club

Ibiza VIP Sala Lounge
Istanbul IGA Lounge
Inverness Aspire Lounge
(open part-time, see post 3357)
Jersey Executive Lounge
Johannesburg Shongololo Lounge
Keflavík Saga Lounge
Krakow Business Lounge
Kingston Club Kingston
Larnaca Aspire Aphrodite Lounge
Las Vegas The Lounge at LAS (T3)
Lisbon ANA Lounge
Ljubljana Business Lounge
Lyons Salon Mont Blanc

Malaga Sala VIP Lounge
Male Leeli Lounge
Malta La Valette Club
Manchester T3 The Escape Lounge
Marseille Salon Cezanne Non-Schegen Lounge opposite gate 10

Milan Malpensa Montale Non-Schengen Lounge
Montreal National Bank Lounge
Moscow DME Domodedovo Airport Business Lounge
Mumbai MALS Premium Lounge
MunichAirport Lounge World
Nairobi TAV Lounge

Nassau The Lignum Club Lounge
Newcastle Aspire Lounge

Nice Infinity Lounge
Nuremberg Dürer Lounge
Oslo OSL Lounge
Palma Sala VIP Lounge
Phoenix Escape Lounge

Port Louis ATOL Lounge
Prague MasterCard Lounge
Rio de Janiero Plaza Premium
Riyadh Premier Lounge
Rotterdam Prima Vista Lounge
San Diego Aspire Lounge
(Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri departures only)
Sao Paulo LATAM VIP Lounge
Sofia Preslav Lounge

Southampton Spitfire Lounge
Split Business Lounge

St. Lucia (UVF) Iyanola Lounge
Stockholm (ARN) Norrsken Lounge

Tenerife Sala VIP Lounge
Tel Aviv Dan Lounge
Thessaloniki Manolis Andronikos Skyserv Lounge
Toronto Plaza Premium Lounge

Toulouse La Croix du Sud Lounge
Valencia Sala VIP Joan Olivert
Vancouver Plaza Premium Lounge
Warsaw Bolero Lounge

Zagreb Primeclass
Zurich Aspire Lounge
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Old Aug 17, 2020, 4:26 am
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Originally Posted by AHC96
Another BHD update: Nothing new. Both lounges are closed, and BA's one looks like it's having some work done inside.
The BHD lounge is no longer BA operated, I think it’s Aspire who have taken over the space - they are presumably undertaking refurb works to bring it in line with their usual offering.
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Old Aug 17, 2020, 10:04 am
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Originally Posted by kaizenflying
Has anyone travelled through Rome Fiumicino recently - did BA staff offer any lounge alternatives at check in as it seems the BA lounge is still closed there. I’m generally not fussed about lounges but we have a long connection in Rome coming up.
Probably too late for you, but the answer is no.
No BA lounge, no alternatives. Pretty poor if you ask me
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 9:31 am
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As the NCL lounge is still shut I was wondering if J check-in pax get a voucher for anything? Greggs anyone :-)
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 9:40 am
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Originally Posted by AleTrail
As the NCL lounge is still shut I was wondering if J check-in pax get a voucher for anything? Greggs anyone :-)
hi.


If my recent edi and vce experiences are anything to go by.(both with closed lounges) nothing will be given out.

Regards

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Old Aug 18, 2020, 9:41 am
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Originally Posted by AleTrail
As the NCL lounge is still shut I was wondering if J check-in pax get a voucher for anything? Greggs anyone :-)
Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
hi.


If my recent edi and vce experiences are anything to go by.(both with closed lounges) nothing will be given out.

Regards

Tbs
And my recent GLA & DME experiences. Unfortunately it’s fend for yourself.
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 10:12 am
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Edinburgh Lounge

Is there any indication when the EDI lounge may reopen? Website just says temporarily closed

Finnair, Qatar and Iberia all seem to have contracts with either Number 1 or Aspire. I assume BA hasn't bothered to do that since it is not listed on those websites?
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 10:22 am
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The DNS entries for the yourmenu.cloud site for AMS, EDI and GLA have yet to reappear. I assume they’ll have those propagated at least a few days in advance.
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by leisureflyer1234
Is there any indication when the EDI lounge may reopen? Website just says temporarily closed

Finnair, Qatar and Iberia all seem to have contracts with either Number 1 or Aspire. I assume BA hasn't bothered to do that since it is not listed on those websites?
Hi,

Certainly not on the 8th August at EDI as I asked at checkin. Fortunately I was able to use my Priority pass for the Aspire lounge ( above brewdog)

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Old Aug 18, 2020, 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
Hi,

Certainly not on the 8th August at EDI as I asked at checkin. Fortunately I was able to use my Priority pass for the Aspire lounge ( above brewdog)

Regards

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It was sadly still closed on the 16th too.
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 2:01 pm
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I am flying CE on BA1445 EDI-LHR 7 Sept. I note there are five BA departures on that day from EDI..

I logged into MMB and noted 30 out of 38 seats taken, and CE seats for this flight no longer on sale. With the number of flights and CE occupancy I hope this means BA will open the EDI lounge by the time I fly
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Old Aug 18, 2020, 2:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Tribeca725
In a few weeks. Are you sure they haven't moved back? Everything is showing T7?
Flew from JFK a couple of days ago - can confirm that none of the (T7) lounges are open. Was told at check-in that "there is a McDonald's available, and the lounges at Heathrow are open"
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Old Aug 20, 2020, 5:10 am
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Plaza Premium Lounge at T5 is now open. I think today is the first day. Very quiet
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Old Aug 20, 2020, 5:37 am
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The 'Skyserv Aristotle Onassis Lounge' lounge at Athens is open for those flying with BA in J or have status (also Priority Pass). Nothing to rush for the airport for however, and it seems that physical check-in opens at T-2 hours on the dot.
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Old Aug 20, 2020, 5:43 am
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Originally Posted by GF2B
Flew from JFK a couple of days ago - can confirm that none of the (T7) lounges are open. Was told at check-in that "there is a McDonald's available, and the lounges at Heathrow are open"
McDonald's, living the dream... How was the wine selection??
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Old Aug 20, 2020, 5:52 am
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Originally Posted by Ryanfozzie
The 'Skyserv Aristotle Onassis Lounge' lounge at Athens is open for those flying with BA in J or have status (also Priority Pass). Nothing to rush for the airport for however, and it seems that physical check-in opens at T-2 hours on the dot.
The lounge is not great.

The food is just tacky packaged cakes etc.
They have beer, soft drinks and thats about it.
It is a basic warm room with power chargers.

Oh, I did find a nice low fizz sparkling water from Greece in there, that was the highlight.
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